A Systematic Review on Application of Electrokinetics in Treatment of Problematic Soils

The geotechnical and geoenvironmental issues related to polluted and low strength soils requires special remediation and stabilization technique. The application of electrokinetics has gained wide recognition as a sustainable soil treatment method in the recent years. Hence, deliberating the subjects and expanding collaborative linkages are essential for the future researches. In this study, systematic review on application of electrokinetics in treatment of problematic soil on the basis of existing research trend has been presented using a freely available software VOSviewer. The analysis result shows that total 1562 articles were published across the world. The results also confirms that publication output has increased significantly in the last 5 years, which accounts for roughly 37% of overall publications. The researchers from China, USA, Spain, and South Korea contributed approximately 60% of total publications globally. Among the most prominent top 15 authors, approximately 40% were from Spain, followed by 13% each by the USA and China.